Agenda

Day One: Conference

Wednesday, Oct. 4
  • 8:00 AM

    Registration Begins at 312 Main
    Main Floor Gathering Place

  • 8:00 AM

    Introductions
    Breakfast, Coffee & Juice Bar

  • 9:15 AM

    Welcome to Vancouver
    Ashley Proctor, GCUC Canada

  • 9:30 AM

    Acknowledgements & Special Guests
    Chamiya (Janis Campbell)
    Liz Elam, GCUC Global

  • 10:00 AM

    The 312 Main Project: Vancouver’s Centre for Social & Economic Innovation
    312 Main Team: Thomas Bevan, Ashley Proctor, Jacob Sayles, Vanessa Richards, Iris Yong

  • 10:30 AM
    Coworking Coast-to-Coast Panel
    Moderator: Christine Andrews – Acme Works
    Charlotte Kirby – The Village Hive, Melissa Hope – HiVE Vancouver Society, Shannon Richards – The Two Twenty, Jess Steinbach – The Commons Calgary
  • 11:00 AM

    Icebreaker

  • 11:15 AM

    Break

  • 11:30 AM

    Modern Convening
    Jocelyn Macdougall

  • 11:45 PM

    The Future of Work Panel
    Moderator: Ashley Proctor – 312 Main, Devon Carr – COHIP & The Livelihood Institute, Jenn McRae – The Urban Worker Project, Humaira Hamid – Futurpreneur, Liz Elam – GCUC Global

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch

  • 1:45 PM

    Coworking Data & Trends
    Carsten Foertsch – Deskmag

  • 2:15 PM
    Attract & Retain Amazing Members, & Have Fun Doing It
    Tony Bacigalupo, New Work Cities
  • 2:30 PM

    Coworking Members Panel
    Moderator: Angel Kwiatkowski – Cohere LLC, Mike Morita – Office Nomads, Nancy Lee – Creative Coworkers, Kurtis Stewart – L’Atelier, Fred Ghatala – HiVE Vancouver

     

  • 3:00 PM

    Community Engagement
    Vanessa Richards – 312 Main

    GROUP PHOTO

  • 3:15 PM

    Break

  • 3:30 PM

    Making Herstory: Women Who Cowork Change the World
    Iris Kavanagh – Coworking With Iris, Laura Shook Guzman – Soma Vida

  • 3:45 PM

    The Global Village
    Nataniel Orea – Coworking Nest, Mexico

  • 4:00 PM

    Diversity our Strength Panel
    Moderator: Mara Falstein – ShareDesk, Pat Christie – SPACE, Nigel Mojica – RADIUS, Benjamin Dyett – OpenWork

  • 4:30 PM

    Coworking as Emergent Democracy
    Mark Friesen – Vantage Point

  • 4:45 PM

    GCUC Canada – Day One Wrap
    Day Two Announcements

     

  • 5:00 PM

    Happy Hour & Sunset Reception
    Top of Vancouver Revolving Restaurant
    5:00 PM – 8:30 PM

  • 8:30 PM

    Enjoy dinner with your new friends!

Day Two: Unconference

Thursday, Oct. 5
  • 8:00 AM

    Check In at 312 Main
    Breakfast, Coffee & Juice Bar

  • 9:30 AM

    Unconference Welcome
    Day Two Check In
    Ashley Proctor & Tony Bacigalupo

  • 9:45 AM

    Propose and Vote for Unconference Sessions
    Democracy in Action!

  • 10:10 AM

    Unconference Topics & Sessions Announced
    Schedule posted on GCUC Canada website

  • 10:15 AM

    Session 1 Begins

     

    Group 1: Coworking 101 – Marketing & Promotions
    Group 2: Finances
    Group 3: Indigenous Reconciliation in Coworking
    Group 4:     Your Questions for the Global Coworking Survey

  • 11:00 AM

    Session 2 Begins

     

    Group 1: Coworking 101 – Community Building
    Group 2: Alternative Economic Models for Community Movements
    Group 3: ‘That Guy’ / Conflict Resolution
    Group 4: Suburban & Rural Coworking

  • 12:00 PM

    Lunch

    Sign up for Day Three Tours

  • 1:15 PM

    Group Photo
    If you aren’t here, you weren’t there!

  • 1:30 PM

    Session 3 Begins

     

    Group 1: Coworking Collectives – Collaboration
    Group 2: Challenges & Solutions for Precarious Workers
    Group 3: Staffing, Operations & Growing Your Team
    Group 4: Family Friendly Coworking / Childcare

  • 2:15 PM

    Session 4 Begins

     

    Group 1: Coworking 101 – Technology
    Group 2: Women Who Cowork – Meetup
    Group 3: Organizational Structure & Regulatory Concerns
    Group 4: Space Design & Furniture / User Experience

  • 3:00 PM

    Break

  • 3:15 PM

    Session 5 Begins

     

    Group 1: Coworking 101 – Ask a Veteran Founder
    Group 2: Expansion & Growth
    Group 3: Mental Health & Wellness
    Group 4: Designing Profitable & Sustainable Spaces

  • 4:00 PM
    Unconference Wrap Up
    Tony Bacigalupo
  • 4:45 PM

    Closing Remarks:
    Ashley Proctor, GCUC Canada

  • 5:00 PM

    Go for dinner with your friends before the party!

  • 8:00 PM
    GCUC Canada 2017 Party
    The Railtown GetDown
    Creative Coworkers – 343 Railway Street
    8:00PM – 12:00AM

Day Three: Workshops & Tours

On October 6th we bid farewell to 312 Main and we head out to explore many exciting locations across the core of the city. The Coworking BC Collective has organized a fantastic day for you all!

Which of Vancouver’s most innovative collaborative spaces would you like to visit? You will have the chance to customize your tour experience. Sign up for tours on Day Two at GCUC Canada. Walk, take a bike or a boat or share a ride with friends! Stick with the groups or take some time to recharge and reflect as you head out to explore our incredible host city!

Friday, Oct. 6
  • 9:00 AM

    Morning Tours – Check In
    9:00AM – Multiple Locations

     

    Tour 1 – Meet at Support Services Unlimited
    211 Columbia Street

     

    Tour 2 – Meet at SPACE
    552 Clark Drive

  • 12:00 PM

    Take yourself to Lunch

  • 1:00 PM

    Afternoon Tours – Check In
    1:00PM – Multiple Locations

     

    Tour 3 – Meet at Sole Food Farm
    Corner of Pacific and Carrall

     

    Tour 4 – Meet at Faculty Brewing
    1830 Ontario Street

  • 4:00 PM

    Afternoon Tours Wrap Up
    Safe travels and Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

     

    See you next year at GCUC Canada!